1981 Montana Grizzlies football team

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1981 Montana Grizzlies football
Conference Big Sky Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home stadium Dornblaser Field
Seasons
←  1980
1982  →
1981 Big Sky Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Idaho State $^ 6 –1 –012 –1 –0
No. 5 Boise State ^ 6 –1 –010 –3 –0
Montana 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Nevada 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Weber State 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
Northern Arizona 2 –5 –04 –7 –0
Montana State 1 –6 –03 –7 –0
Idaho 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Committee poll

The 1981 Montana Grizzlies football team represented the University of Montana in the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. A charter member of the Big Sky Conference, the Grizzlies were led by second-year head coach Larry Donovan and played their home games at Dornblaser Field in Missoula.

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Montana had an overall record of 7–3 and finished third in the Big Sky at 5–2.

Montana was the only team to defeat Idaho State in 1981; a tie-breaking field goal with seconds remaining was the difference. [1] [2] [3] The Bengals went on to win the conference title and the Division I-AA championship. [4]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19at Northern Arizona
W 29–2311,500 [5]
September 26 Northern Iowa *
W 42–218,281 [6]
October 3No. T–9 Boise State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 13–278,732 [7]
October 10at Idaho
W 16–1411,000 [8]
October 17No. 2 Idaho State
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 24–219,190 [2] [9]
October 24 Portland State *
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 33–38,517 [10]
October 31at Montana State No. 10
W 27–1714,000 [11]
November 7 Nevada No. 9
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
W 33–267,900 [12]
November 14 Weber State No. 9
  • Dornblaser Field
  • Missoula, MT
L 6–79,000 [13]
November 21at Eastern Washington *
L 13–141,500 [14]

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References

  1. ↑ "Big Sky: Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
  2. 1 2 "ISU's Machurek to miss today's game". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 17, 1981. p. 3C.
  3. ↑ Emerson, Paul (October 29, 1981). "Kragthorpe's turned Bengals into title contenders in two years". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  4. ↑ "Bengals ride like the wind". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. December 20, 1981. p. 2D.
  5. ↑ "Montana Grizzlies whip NAU, 29–23". Arizona Daily Sun. September 20, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Griz crush UNI 42–21". Great Falls Tribune. September 27, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Broncos run over Grizzlies". The Independent-Record. October 4, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grizzlies stun Idaho Vandals, 16–14". Arizona Daily Sun. October 11, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Montana knocks off Idaho State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. October 18, 1981. p. 7C.
  10. ↑ "Griz whip Portland". The Billings Gazette. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Grizzlies earn braggin' rights". The Missoulian. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Montana surprises Wolfpack". The Spokesman-Review. November 8, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Grizzly party is finally over with 7–6 loss to Weber State". Great Falls Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Eagles shock Griz, 14–13". The Montana Standard. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 30, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "Montana yearly results". College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on December 15, 2013. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
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